• Application Deadline:
• Position: Research Associate, ThinkMD


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 2 years


• Location Abuja


• Job Field Data Science / Research 
  

Job Description

• As an ideal candidate, you not only have a solid technical foundation in impact evaluation methodology, but you can also independently guide and direct the activities that happen both upstream and downstream of any rigorous, randomized evaluation.


• You enjoy contributing to high-performing teams that drive the production of the highest quality research for our clients and partners.


• You excel in solving problems using clear, strategic, and creative thinking.


• You have a strong social acumen and are excited about the opportunity to broaden, deepen, and manage meaningful relationships with high-level clients and partners across the public, academic, non-governmental, and multilateral sectors.

Responsibilities 

The Research Associate will perform a variety of tasks related to managing day-to-day research activities, from planning to implementation, and monitoring quality. These include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating research and implementation efforts with all relevant stakeholders;


• Recruiting, training, and supervising field-based teams;


• Refining and piloting survey questionnaires;


• Supervising and monitoring data collection to ensure high-quality of the data;


• Implementing data quality checks and fixing issues with data collected during data collection;


• Assisting in data cleaning and preliminary analysis and ensuring ready access to all data for researchers and/or supervisors;


• Documenting in detail all activities related to the project;


• Maintaining accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary;


• Preparing high-quality progress and results reports to Principal Investigators (PI), research partners, and funding agencies, and sharing them timely;


• Providing timely updates and responses to partner organizations, and participating in meetings with key stakeholders;


• Providing training and supervision for research project staff (Field Manager);


• Managing project finances including budgeting, expense tracking, and financial reporting;


• Ensuring that all team members follow necessary protocols and procedures;


• Handling day to day PI and partner communications;


• Any other task as assigned by Country Director;


• Keep the Country Director apprised of all developments in the project and serve as the key link between the field staff, research team, and Principal Investigators.


• Support the country office in project and policy development as needed

Qualifications 

• Education: Master's Degree in Economics, Public Policy or other quantitative Social Science disciplines


• Quantitative Skills: Strong technical understanding of economics and econometrics required.


• Demonstrated proficiency in Stata, and experience with data management, data cleaning, and regression analysis


• A minimum of 2 year of work experience is required. Experience managing field staff in developing countries strongly preferred


• Ability to collaborate among geographically and culturally diverse teams to drive common goals


• Interculturally verseded to build capacity, work with, and live in Nigeria


• Excellent management and organizational skills


• Ability to successfully complete assigned tasks and meet deadlines, required;


• Experience working on health-related projects will be preferred


• Communication Skills: Attention to detail and advanced writing and presentation skills are required.

Language:

• English fluency required.